Brazil may be out, but these Brazilians are still in it: Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and the sublime Barcalona midfielder Deco advanced to the semifinals, two very different, very important Brazilians to this Portuguese side. He’s “Big Phil” or “General Felipao” to those who know him, the no-nonsense coach of Portugal, and the same man who lead Brazil to its fifth World Cup triumph in Japan four years ago. Going into the France game, he boasted a fantastic record of 12 unbeaten games in a row at the World Cup finalsseven in 2002 and five in 2006. Tactically, many believe Phil to be on a par with Guus Hiddink, the over-achieving Dutch coach who drove South Korea to a fourth-place finish in 2002 and Australia to a surprise round-of-16 finish at this year’s tournament. Deco, the naturalized Portuguese midfielder, crossed paths with Scolari in 2002 or 2003; the playmaker left Brazil at 18 to further his dream of playing soccer in Europe. He developed under Jose Mourinho, who was then the coach of FC Porto, where ended up leading Porto to two domestic titles, a UEFA Cup and European Champions League title in 2004. After living in Portugal for five years, Scolari helped Deco make the decision to apply for dual citizenship. “Although sooner or later I knew I would have got the chance with Brazil, I felt as though I should give something back to Portugal, which had helped form me as a soccer player,” Deco said this year. “It was very complicated because your heart belongs to the country where you were born.” It took a while for fans and teammates to warm to the idea of having a naturalized Portuguese player, but before long, sportswriters, fans and teammates alike started talking about “the art of Deco.”